Russian Movies Weekend #26

I know, I know, it’s been a while. But all those new games keeping falling and lack of properly subtitled/voiceovered Russian movies online… this all is making this “series” harder and harder…

Beware of the Car (Uncommon Thief) / Beregis Avtomobilya / Берегись автомобиля (1966)

Genres/Tags: Comedy, Crime, Romance
iMDB Rating: 8.1 out of 10 (based on 4616 ratings)
Director: Eldar Ryazanov
Starring: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Oleg Efremov, Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
Video format: YouTube
Languages: Russian Audio, English subtitles

Description

A very good cop tries to catch a very insidious and extremely clever serial car thief. The bitter irony is that the thief is not very clever, absolutely not insidious, and moreover – a virtuous person and his friend.

This movie ispretty old, black & white, but I like it a lot. The story, charachters and music – they are all great.

Watch

or watch directly on YouTube.

KikoRiki (GoGoRiki) / Smeshariki / Смешарики (2004-Modern Day)

Genres/Tags: Animation, Short
iMDB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 (based on 686 ratings)
Starring: Dan Green, Jason Griffith, Mike Pollock
Video format: YouTube
Languages: English Audio & Subtitles

Description

Kikoriki, known in the United States as GoGoRiki and in Russia as Smeshariki, is a Russian animated television series consisting of 209 episodes of 6 minutes and 30 seconds each, aimed at children of 3 to 8 years. The first episode premiered in Russia on May 17, 2004. The Smeshariki are stylized rounded animals. The series includes complex themes and specific cultural references. The series is aired in 60 countries, is translated to 15 languages and has an everyday audience of 50 million people.

One of the best Russian export products, much better than Kalashnikov.

Watch (KikoRiki Ep. 1 – Season 1: The Bench)

Or visit the official YouTube channel for all episodes.

♥ Previously on “Russian Movies Weekend”